AIMSPRO® and the bladder in multiple sclerosis (MS)

ISRCTN ISRCTN17551402
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN17551402
ClinicalTrials.gov number NCT01228396
Secondary identifying numbers DIMS04
Submission date
07/10/2008
Registration date
24/10/2008
Last edited
17/07/2019
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Nervous System Diseases
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Prof James Malone-Lee
Scientific

University College London
Whittington Hospital Campus
London
N19 5LW
United Kingdom

Study information

Study designTreatment, parallel-assignment, double-blind (subject, caregiver, investigator, outcomes assessor), randomised, crossover, placebo-controlled, safety/efficacy trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised cross over trial
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typeTreatment
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please use the contact details to request a patient information sheet
Scientific titleA randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of AIMSPRO® in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS)
Study objectivesThat AIMSPRO® will increase the average voided volume in patients with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis and overactive bladder symptoms.

More details on this trial can be found on the UK MS Society Clinical Trials Database at: http://www.mssociety.org.uk/research/clinical_trials/aimspro.html
Ethics approval(s)National Research Ethics Committee, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, University College London Hospitals Foundation NHS Trust
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedBladder dysfunction in patients with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis
InterventionAIMSPRO® (manufactured by Sypharma Pty Ltd, Australia) vs placebo (cross-over trial).

1.0 ml twice weekly of AIMSPRO®/placebo for 4 weeks, injected subcutaneously, followed by a 6-week washout period and then the crossover medication for a further 4-week period.
Intervention typeDrug
Pharmaceutical study type(s)
PhaseNot Applicable
Drug / device / biological / vaccine name(s)AIMSPRO®
Primary outcome measureTo determine whether the regular administration of AIMSPRO® improves bladder dysfunction, manifest as an increase in average voided volume
Secondary outcome measures1. To determine whether the regular administration of AIMSPRO® improves other manifestations of bladder dysfunction including frequency, urgency and incontinence episodes
2. To determine whether regular administration of AIMSPRO® improves general disability
3. To verify findings from a peer-reviewed uncontrolled observational study related to possible changes in colour vision in MS patients taking AIMSPRO®
Overall study start date01/11/2008
Completion date01/03/2012

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
Lower age limit18 Years
SexBoth
Target number of participants20
Key inclusion criteria1. Male and female patients aged 18 years or older
2. Men and women of childbearing potential must use adequate birth control measures for the duration of the study and should continue such precautions for 6 months after receiving the last injection of AIMSPRO®
3. Clinically definite secondary progressive multiple sclerosis
4. Ambulant, walking aids allowed
5. No more than one relapse within the last 12 months and no relapse within the last 6 months
6. Urinary frequency of 8 times per 24 hours
7. Urinary urgency with or without urge incontinence
8. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain or spinal cord abnormalities consistent with the diagnosis of MS
9. Haemoglobin >9.5 g/dL
10. White blood cells (WBC) >3.5 x 10^9/L
11. Neutrophils >1.5 x 10^9/L
12. Platelets >100 x 10^9/L
13. Baseline AST, alkaline phosphatase, thyroid function, serum electrophoresis levels must be within their normal ranges
14. Able to adhere to the study visit schedule and other protocol requirements
15. Capable of giving written informed consent. Consent must be obtained prior to any screening procedures.
Key exclusion criteria1. Acute symptomatic urinary infection
2. Taking DDAVP® for control of nocturia
3. Taking antimuscarinic agents for the control of overactive bladder symptoms
4. Full-time wheelchair user
5. History of immunosuppressant drug therapy of any kind in the last 3 months
6. Relapse within the last 6 months
7. No clear progression of disability in the last 12 months
8. Co-existent medical condition precluding participation, including any history of severe allergic reaction
9. Pregnant or lactating women and women who are planning pregnancy within 12 months of screening (i.e., approximately 6 months following last injection)
10. Receipt of any investigational drug within 30 days prior to screening or within 5 half-lives of the investigational agent, whichever is longer
11. Treatment with any therapeutic agent targeted at reducing tumour necrosis factor (TNF) (e.g., infliximab, pentoxifylline, thalidomide, etanercept, etc) within 3 months of screening
12. Previous administration of AIMSPRO®
13. Ongoing corticosteroid therapy or any corticosteroids within the previous 3 months
14. Known allergy to animal proteins
15. Known history of tuberculosis
16. Serious infections (such as pneumonia or pyelonephritis) in the previous 3 months. Less serious infections such as acute upper respiratory tract infection or simple urinary tract infection should be followed to their conclusion or treated, as appropriate, prior to inclusion
17. Opportunistic infections, including but not limited to evidence of active cytomegalovirus, active Pneumocystis carinii, Aspergillosis, histoplasmosis or atypical mycobacterium infection, etc, within the previous 6 months
18. Established malignant disease or renal, hepatic, haematologic, gastrointestinal, endocrine, pulmonary, or cardiac disease
19. A significant other neurological disorder
20. Presence of a transplanted organ, with the exception of a corneal transplant >3 months prior to screening
21. History of lymphoproliferative disease including lymphoma, or signs and symptoms suggestive of possible lymphoproliferative disease, such as lymphadenopathy of unusual size or location (such as nodes in the posterior triangle of the neck, infra-clavicular, epitrochlear, or periaortic areas), or splenomegaly
22. Known recent clinically significant substance abuse (drug or alcohol)
23. Poor tolerability of venepuncture or lack of adequate venous access for required blood sampling during the study period
24. Investigational drugs or drugs targeted at reducing TNF - these are not allowed during participation in the study
25. Patients will not be permitted to receive immunosuppressive treatment during this study. The exception will be where a patient's treating neurologist determines that a course of steroid therapy, oral or intravenous, is required in view of a sufficiently disabling relapse of MS
26. Immunosuppressive therapy within the month prior to entry into the study
27. Taking the licensed anticonvulsant medication lamotrigine or the anti-arrhythmic drug flecainide, both of which are potent sodium channel blocking agents
28. Unable to fill in the criteria related to bladder dysfunction status
29. Unable to give written informed consent
Date of first enrolment01/11/2008
Date of final enrolment01/03/2012

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

University College London
London
N19 5LW
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Daval International Ltd (UK)
Industry

4a Gildredge Street
Eastbourne
BN21 4RL
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)845 130 3014
Email bryanyoul@gmail.com
Website http://www.davalinternational.com
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Funders

Funder type

Industry

Daval International Ltd (UK)

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Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryData sharing statement to be made available at a later date
Publication and dissemination plan2016 results published in thesis: http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1474468/ (added 27/06/2019)
IPD sharing planThe data sharing plans for the current study are unknown and will be made available at a later date

Editorial Notes

17/07/2019: IPD sharing statement added.
27/06/2019: Thesis added to publication and dissemination plan.
11/03/2019: No publications found, verifying study status with principal investigator.
21/03/2017: No publications found, verifying study status with principal investigator.
18/08/2011: The overall trial end date has again been refined, and the following end dates are now accurate:
Double-blind phase end date: May 2011.
Open-label phase: March 2012.
The previous overall trial end date was 01/10/2011.
27/10/2010: The overall trial end date has been refined, and the following end dates are now accurate:
Double-blind phase end date: February 2011.
Open-label phase: October 2011.
The previous overall trial end date was 01/11/2009.